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How to Manage the First Days of Nicotine Withdrawal?

Deciding to  quit smoking  is one big step in itself. So congratulate and keep motivating yourself. Smoking is not the action of releasing smoke but it is also the addition of nicotine into your bloodstreams. This nicotine is addictive and harmful for the body. And since it is addictive, it has withdrawal symptoms.  What are the withdrawal symptoms? Symptoms will be in all areas of your body, that is physical, emotional and mental. In the first 24 hours you will become irritable. Day 3 to 5 are the most challenging, since nicotine is totally cleared out of the body. You will crave for food, be moody and might also be insomniac. But these symptoms start to wear off by the first week and then it’s your mental power that’ll help you to push through the quitting. Various food craving: This is a very common withdrawal symptom. Since nicotine suppresses the appetite, as soon as nicotine is stopped the body regains appetite and tends to recover for the losses. You might get irri...

Why is it so Ridiculously Hard to Stop Smoking?

According to the study conducted by the world health organization, tobacco smoking kills approximately 5 million people annually. Despite various advertisements running along and social channels and people spreading awareness about smoking, there is no end to it. Even the carton says “smoking causes cancer.” Surveys conducted by various institutes found that despite the fact that 80% of smokers are eager to quit smoking, only 5% of them can do so. The reason is because of the highly addictive properties that constitute the composition of nicotine. Why Quitting Cigarettes is Hard? Smoking is one of the major causes of death and illness like lung cancer. Smoking has dangerous effects on the body that each smoker is aware of. Tobacco contains several other contents, but it’s the nicotine that addicts smokers to an extent. Smoking directly delivers nicotine to the brain that excites it, leading people to smoke constantly. People understand that smoking is not good for their overall health,...